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Food Network – now on Channel 38 (FLOW TV)

5 May 2007 1,191 views 12 Comments

Food NetworkYAY!!! So I know this is probably nothing to my American and Canadian readers but I am deliriously happy that as of May 1st the Food Network was FINALLY added to the cable TV lineup here in Trinidad!
I have not had 24hr access to the Food Network since I left Connecticut in 1999! In fact it was access to the Food Network in 1997 that began my love of cooking in a serious way (along with a chance viewing of my landlady’s issue of ‘Cooking Light).

My only glimpse of the network since has been the sporadic and shoddy transmissions on CNC Channel 3 that started last year. It is near to impossible to explain how frustrating it has been to try to watch CNC’s transmissions of these shows. Half the time they play pre-taped episodes with commercials and all (nothing like watching Thanksgiving commercials in March!). Other times they broadcast the episodes live via satellite but then 20 minutes into a show they switch back to a pretaped episode! I’m sure that within a week I’ll be as bored and jaded as most of the bloggers overseas seem to be, but until then excuse me as I overdose !

OH! And I can’t wait to see Iron Chef America – I’ve heard so much about it!!! And Sandra Lee is better than 90% of the programming on Comedy Central!
I’m gonna head off now cos she’s in a baseball outfit and scooping jello pudding cups into a bowl. Oh the LULZ! :lol:

The only drawback? They’ve taken off the Travel Channel and replaced it with Discovery Travel and Living :( I was worried at first as I thought that meant I had lost Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern in one fell swoop. Fortunately the next afternoon I came across an episode of No Reservations so my Bourdain fix is safe :D

Oh, one more thing before I go. I am currently without regular internet access and have no idea when that will change. :( So if I am a little slow in replying to comments please don’t think its personal. I believe in answering everyone and that won’t change, but it may be a little slower than it used to be in the past!

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12 Comments »

  • Danielle said:

    I love the Food Network!! :) Late night airings of the original Iron Chef provide me with lots of laughs. Kinda reminds me of watching the old Godzilla movies.

    :( about irregular internet access. That’s always hard for all of us computer/internet addicts.

    (Can you delete my above comment? Something strange seems to have happened and it didn’t post the way it was supposed to.)

    # 5 May 2007 at 2:42 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    consider it deleted lol :D i’m still enraptured and soaking it all in :)

    # 5 May 2007 at 10:00 am | link
  • Lilandra said:

    *bliss*

    no internet? that’s as bad as sandra lee

    # 5 May 2007 at 10:01 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    she did indian food two days ago did you see? OMG!! hahaha she spread out pizza dough and put herbs on it and called it naan :) lets not even get into her ‘authentic chicken masala’ oh the lulz :D

    no net :(

    # 5 May 2007 at 10:11 am | link
  • Chennette said:

    Ah…this is what has happened to me while in Barbados – practically 24 hours of Food Network. I can assess the chefs. (ALTON BROWN! ALTON BROWN!)
    Sandra Lee is wacko – she tells people to buy those “seasoning mix packets” like taco seasoning etc because buying the real herbs and spices in separate packages is SO EXPENSIVE. Right. Not to mention all the additional sodium you’ll get. And I know she has a craft background, but the cutesy redo of the kitchen decor for every episode – UGH!

    Sorry about no internet. I know how that sucks.

    # 5 May 2007 at 6:41 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    mom is convinced sandra lee is ’special’ in that ’special’ way lol … you should see the look of horror on her (mom’s) face when i watch her. i’m starting to enjoy alton’s insights into food science but still find his presentation hella kitschy :P

    # 6 May 2007 at 10:18 am | link
  • Chennette said:

    hehe – “special” your Mom is goooood!
    As for Alton – the first time I saw him, Lilandra had given me some of his first season eps to watch and while I loved all the info, I wasn’t too sure about the presentation either. But after having 3 months of Food Network in Barbados, it has really grown on me. Because I like the way he packages the information and answers the questions I never knew I had. Plus that presentation style – memorable when remembering how to deal with eggplant, or eggs or anything. More important to me than the recipes.

    # 6 May 2007 at 10:25 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    his episode on cakemaking made me go aaah! and start scribbling furiously. neither my mother nor i are any good at it and he made some comments that made me decide to try again! (i see you doh bake cake neither? :) lol) neither does rachael ray.. what’s with all the cakephobia!!!

    meh roti post set to go out this week, doh laugh :cry:

    # 6 May 2007 at 3:20 pm | link
  • Chennette said:

    when I learned about cakes in Home Ec in high school, I used to make cakes. They weren’t too bad. But then something happened and it kept happening and I swore off cake-making. Might have something to do with the fact that cakes and most baking require sticking to instructions – can’t do the assess by eye and act on a whim unless you’re really really good. And I’m not :-)

    I won’t laugh at your roti post. But I guess I could try cake making and then you won’t laugh at THAT post ;-)

    PS You online a lot for no-internet :D

    # 6 May 2007 at 3:51 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    :D :D :D

    the feed is up longer than usual! don’t jinx it!!!

    # 6 May 2007 at 4:37 pm | link
  • Lilandra said:

    *funny*

    # 8 May 2007 at 1:15 am | link
  • Lilandra said:

    something = mom

    # 8 May 2007 at 1:16 am | link

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